COVENTRY. Coventry City destroys Sheffield United 4-1 with goals of V. Gyokeres (20′), C. O’Hare (52′), C. O’Hare (59′) and M. Godden (68′). Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United scored with ​S. Berge (16′).

The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson who had the assistance of Rob Smith and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Coventry City

4 - 1

Sheffield United

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 24 Total 12
  • 13 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 130
  • 49 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 13 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Coventry City was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sheffield United that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Coventry City was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Coventry City won the match​.

Coventry City shot 24 times, 13 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

16'
20'
Callum O'Hare(goal)
52'
Callum O'Hare(goal)V. Gyokeres
59'
65'
Oli McBurnie- sub ->O. Norwood
Matt Godden(goal)C. O\'Hare
68'
69'
73'
79'
82'
90'
Daniel Jebbison- sub ->O. McBurnie

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After playing this match, Coventry City will have 54 points like Millwall to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Sheffield United will stay with 57 points like Luton Town to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will host Hull City on the 16th of March with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Coventry City (2 draws).

Sheffield United will play away agasint Blackpool on the 16th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (4 draws).

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Simon Moore 1.England
6.8
D
Jake Clarke-Salter 3.England
7.4
D
Michael Rose 4.Scotland
7.4
D
Kyle McFadzean 5.England
6.5
69'
M
Fankaty Dabo 23.England
6.6
73'
M
Jamie Allen 8.England
7.5
M
Gustavo Hamer 38.Netherlands
7.8
M
Ian Maatsen 18.Netherlands
6.4
F
Callum O'Hare 10.England
8.9
52', 59'
F
Viktor Gyökeres 17.Sweden
8.4
20'
F
Matt Godden 24.England
7.0
82' 68'
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Dominic Hyam 15.Scotland
6.5
69'
D
Todd Kane 20.England
6.5
73'
M
Ben Sheaf 14.England
M
Ryan Howley 36.Wales
F
Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal
F
Martyn Waghorn 9.England
6.2
82'

Coventry City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Simon Moore (6.8), Michael Rose (7.4), Kyle McFadzean (6.5), Jake Clarke-Salter (7.4), Fankaty Dabo (6.6), Jamie Allen (7.5), Gustavo Hamer (7.8), Ian Maatsen (6.4), Callum O’Hare (8.9), Viktor Gyökeres (8.4) and Matt Godden (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Wilson, Dominic Hyam (6.5), Todd Kane (6.5), Ben Sheaf, Ryan Howley, Fabio Tavares and Martyn Waghorn (6.2).

Substitutions

Coventry City made 3 changes: K. McFadzean for D. Hyam (69′), F. Dabo for T. Kane (73′) and M. Godden for M. Waghorn (82′).

Best player: Callum O’Hare​

The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Callum O’Hare.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 49 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
8.1
D
Kyron Gordon 34.England
6.2
D
John Egan 12.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.1
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
6.3
79'
M
Sander Berge 8.Norway
7.8
16'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
6.4
65'
M
Conor Hourihane 24.Republic of Ireland
8.0
M
Rhys Norrington-Davies 33.Wales
6.7
F
Patrick McCarthy 10.England
6.4
F
Morgan Gibbs-White 27.England
7.1
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
Kacper Lopata 35.Poland
M
Iliman Ndiaye 29.France
6.4
79'
M
Femi Seriki 40.England
M
O. Arblaster 42.England
F
Daniel Jebbison 36.Canada
90'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
6.7
65'

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (8.1), Kyron Gordon (6.2), John Egan (7.0), Jack Robinson (6.1), Ben Osborn (6.3), Sander Berge (7.8), Oliver Norwood (6.4), Conor Hourihane (8.0), Rhys Norrington-Davies (6.7), Billy Sharp (6.4) and Morgan Gibbs-White (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Adam Davies, Kacper Łopata, Iliman Ndiaye (6.4), Femi Seriki, Oliver Arblaster, Daniel Jebbison and Oliver McBurnie (6.7).

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of D. Jebbison (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: O. Norwood for O. McBurnie (65′), B. Osborn for I. Ndiaye (79′) and O. McBurnie for D. Jebbison (90′).

Best player: Wes Foderingham​

The most impressive player for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 8.14. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​